Lee DeWyze - The Boxer

boxer chords by lee dewyze

intro : C – picked or strummed capo 3

C
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :
C
i Am just a poor boy
Am
though my story’s seldom told ,
G
i have squandered my resistance
G C
for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises .
Am
all lies and jest ,
G F
still a man hears what he wants to hear
C G C
and disregards the rest .

verse 2 :
C
when i left my home and my family
Am
i was no more than a boy
G
in the company of strangers ,
G C
in the quiet of a railway station running scared .
Am G F
laying low , seeking out the poorer quarters
C
where the ragged people go
G F C
looking for the places only the would know .

chorus 1 :
Am Em
lie la lie , lie la lie lie , lie la lie ,
Am
lie la lie ,
G C
lie la lie la lie la lie la la la la lie .

verse 3 :
C
asking only workmans wages
Am
i come looking for a job
G
but i get no offers ,
G C
just a come – on from the whores on seventh avenue .
Am G F
i do declare , there were times when i was so lonesome
C G C
i took some comfort there , la la la

verse 4 :
C
now the years are rolling by me
Am
they are rocking evenly ,
G
and i Am older than i once was
G C
and younger than ill be thats not unusual .
Am G F
it isnt strange , after changes upon changes
C
we are more or less the same
G F C
after changes we are more or less the same .

chorus 2 : ( same as chorus one )

verse 5 :
C
then i’m laying out my winter clothes
Am
and wishing i was gone ,
G
going home
F C
where the new york city winters aren’t bleeding me ,
Em Am G
bleeding me ____ going home .

verse 6 :
C
in the clearing stands the boxer
Am
and a fighter by his trade
G
and he carries the reminders
G
of every glove that layed him down
C
or cut him till he cried out
Am
in his anger and his shame ,
G F
“i Am leaving , i Am leaving!”
C
but the fighter still remains .
G F C
i Am leaving but the fighter still remains

chorus 3 : ( same ) repeat 3x to end